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Maum
mauf | maǔ | mau˨˦
Alternative: Moǔ
Noun: Animal: female, wife, mother
Examples:
maum nyuj = cow.
maum npua = sow.
maum qaib = hen (chicken).
maum muaslwj = doe.
Synonyms: niam, nkauj, poj
Alternative: Moǔ
Adjective: Big, large, mature, grown
Alternative: Moǔ
Verb: Buy all, purchase everything as a whole
Etymology: From/related to Laotian "ໝົດ" (mod) meaning all; get the motherload [mother lode].
More Examples
  1. Ib hnub no tus maum ntshauv yuav nteg li 35 lub qe.
Etymology
  1. From/related to Laotian "ໝົດ" (mod) meaning all; get the motherload [mother lode].
Sources
  1. Hmong, Sep 09, 2025 4:36 am